Wednesday, 20 March 2013

The days & nights, we used to spend
creating drawings, using drafting tools and techniques, during early college
days, are still fresh in my mind.

It was then that this question hit my mind
hard, and it is still with me.

"Why
do we use computers?"

Since my college days (i.e.2002-2003),
there have been innumerable arguments regarding this, with senior faculty
members, students, professionals and sometimes with CAD users. I have got
varied responses but one thing in common was that we talk less about "why
we use" and more about "what we use".

The world that we see today, is not what we
got from the Mother Nature, it is our own transformation of 'what we got to
what we made'.

Human species is special, because we can
adapt to nature and reuse it for our own comfort. This is the reason behind the
importance of Construction Industry.

In India, Building Construction is one of
the fastest growing and highly active domains among many professions. We
design, discuss, calculate and build, but do we really use the appropriate
technology for all these steps? We consider Construction professionals to be
important because they deal with the savings of a lifetime. BUT do they really
accept the importance of 'technology' in their profession?

There are three prominent responses that we
face when we talk about latest technology.

The 1st: why do we need to learn something
new when we already know and work regularly?

We know them as comfort zone lovers?

The 2nd: if students start using such an
easy tool/technology won't they stop thinking and being creative.

We can understand their concerns for students and their creativity but by using
outdated technology or not using technology at all, does it guarantee 'the
students would be highly creative'?

The 3rd: my software is best because people
talk about it the most.

We are often surprised by such arguments.

Does that mean Poonam Pandey is a better
actor as compared to Irfan Khan?